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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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